List of earthquakes in 1937

Earthquakes in 1937

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1937 4.0−5.9 magnitude 6.0−6.9 magnitude 7.0−7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Qinghai Province, China (Magnitude 7.8) January 7
Deadliest	Shandong Province, China (Magnitude 6.9) July 31 390 deaths
Total fatalities	497
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	14
6.0−6.9	64
5.0−5.9	2
← 1936 1938 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1937. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The death toll of 497 was the lowest since 1921. China once again bore the brunt of the deadly events. The largest magnitude event was a 7.8 in January in China. Activity was fairly scattered across the planet with China, Indonesia, Mexico, South America, the southern Pacific Ocean islands and Alaska seeing large (7.0+ magnitude) events.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7002390000000000000♠390	7000690000000000000♠6.9	Shandong Province, China	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002017-07-31-0000July 31
7000200000000000000♠2	7001510000000000000♠51	7000500000000000000♠5.0	Shanxi Province, China	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002017-09-15-0000September 15
7000300000000000000♠3	7001340000000000000♠34	7000730000000000000♠7.3	Veracruz, Mexico	7001900000000000000♠90.0	000000002017-07-26-0000July 26
7000400000000000000♠4	7001150000000000000♠15	7000630000000000000♠6.3	Pasco Region, Peru	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-12-24-0000December 24

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7000780000000000000♠7.8	5000000000000000000♠0	Qinghai Province, China	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-01-07-0000January 7
7000200000000000000♠2	7000750000000000000♠7.5	7000100000000000000♠1	Luzon, Philippines	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-08-20-0000August 20
7000300000000000000♠3	7000740000000000000♠7.4	5000000000000000000♠0	Kuril Islands, Russia	7001300000000000000♠30.0	000000002017-02-21-0000February 21
7000300000000000000♠3	7000740000000000000♠7.4	7000400000000000000♠4	Guerrero, Mexico	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002017-12-23-0000December 23
7000400000000000000♠4	7000730000000000000♠7.3	5000000000000000000♠0	Fiji	7002330000000000000♠330.0	000000002017-04-16-0000April 16
7000400000000000000♠4	7000730000000000000♠7.3	7001340000000000000♠34	Veracruz, Mexico	7001900000000000000♠90.0	000000002017-07-26-0000July 26
7000400000000000000♠4	7000730000000000000♠7.3	5000000000000000000♠0	Andreanof Islands, Alaska	7002120000000000000♠120.0	000000002017-09-03-0000September 3
7000500000000000000♠5	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Solomon Islands	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-01-25-0000January 25
7000500000000000000♠5	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	South Sandwich Islands	7001950000000000000♠95.0	000000002017-09-08-0000September 8
7000500000000000000♠5	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan	7002200000000000000♠200.0	000000002017-11-14-0000November 14
7000600000000000000♠6	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	off the coast of northern Peru	7001300000000000000♠30.0	000000002017-06-21-0000June 21
7000600000000000000♠6	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Pastaza Province, Ecuador	7002175000000000000♠175.0	000000002017-07-19-0000July 19
7000600000000000000♠6	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Bali Sea, Indonesia	7002610000000000000♠610.0	000000002017-08-11-0000August 11
7000700000000000000♠7	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	central Alaska	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002017-07-22-0000July 22

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on January 4 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[1]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southeast of Kyushu, Japan on January 5 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[2]
• A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Qinghai Province, China on January 7 at a depth of 15.0 km. Some damage was caused.^[3][4]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico on January 11 at a depth of 110.0 km.^[5]
• An earthquake struck Chinandega Department, Nicaragua on January 12. The magnitude and depth were unknown. Some damage was caused.^[6]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southeast of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea on January 23 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[7]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on January 25 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[8]

February

• A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Guelma Province, Algeria on February 10 at an unknown depth. At least one person died and some damage was caused.^[9]
• A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on February 21 at a depth of 30.0 km. Some damage was caused.^[10][11]

March

• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica on March 9 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[12]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Antofagasta Region, Chile on March 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[13]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Atacama Region, Chile on March 19 at a depth of 70.0 km.^[14]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southern California on March 25 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[15]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Moquegua Region, Peru on March 29 at a depth of 120.0 km.^[16]

April

• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Fiji on April 2 at a depth of 600.0 km.^[17]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the north coast of Papua (province), Indonesia on April 5 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[18]
• A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Fiji on April 16 at a depth of 330.0 km.^[19]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of the Alaska Peninsula on April 29 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[20]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Primorsky Krai, Russia on April 29 at a depth of 370.0 km.^[21]

May

• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck south of Fiji on May 10 at a depth of 640.0 km.^[22]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck south of the Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia on May 13 at a depth of 200.0 km.^[23]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Cauca Department, Colombia on May 21 at a depth of 90.0 km.^[24]
• An earthquake struck near Rabaul, Papua New Guinea on May 28. The magnitude and depth were unknown. Some homes were destroyed. This quake was part of a large volcanic eruption in the area which left 507 dead.^[25]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Chiapas, Mexico on May 28 at a depth of 150.0 km.^[26]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Volcano Islands, Japan on May 28 at a depth of 530.0 km.^[27]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck northeast of Halmahera, Indonesia on May 31 at a depth of 170.0 km.^[28]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwest of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea on May 31 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[29]

June

• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on June 8 at a depth of 130.0 km.^[30]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Chiapas, Mexico on June 8 at a depth of 200.0 km.^[31]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Peru on June 21 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[32]

July

• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck north of Simeulue island, Indonesia on July 1 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[33]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Vanuatu on July 2 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[34]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on July 4 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[35]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on July 4 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[36]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Arequipa Region, Peru on July 9 at a depth of 180.0 km.^[37]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on July 15 at a depth of 140.0 km.^[38]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Pastaza Province, Ecuador on July 19 at a depth of 175.0 km.^[39]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck south of Sakhalin, Russia on July 21 at a depth of 400.0 km.^[40]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck central Alaska on July 22 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[41]
• A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Veracruz, Mexico on July 26 at a depth of 90.0 km.^[42] Thirty-four people were killed and some damage was caused.^[43]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on July 26 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[44]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Shandong Province, China on July 31 at a depth of 25.0 km. Many homes were wrecked, 390 deaths were reported, and many more (at least 101) were injured.^[45][46]

August

• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Shandong Province, China on August 1 at a depth of 25.0 km. This came around 14 hours after the deadly event on 31 July and can be classed as a doublet earthquake.^[47]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Nicobar Islands, India on August 4 at a depth of 120.0 km.^[48]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on August 5 at a depth of 140.0 km.^[49]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Northern Mariana Islands on August 8 at a depth of 120.0 km.^[50]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Bali Sea, Indonesia on August 11 at a depth of 610.0 km.^[51]
• A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Luzon, Philippines on August 20 at a depth of 15.0 km. One person was killed and 200 were injured. Many homes were damaged or destroyed.^[52][53]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Kachin State, Myanmar on August 31 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[54]

September

• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on September 1 at a depth of 45.0 km.^[55]
• A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Andreanof Islands, Alaska on September 3 at a depth of 120.0 km.^[56]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Fiji on September 4 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[57]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands on September 8 at a depth of 95.0 km.^[58]
• A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Shanxi Province, China on September 15 at an unknown depth. At least 51 people died and many homes were destroyed.^[59]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on September 15 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[60]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Oudomxay Province, Laos on September 21 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[61]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the northern Molucca Sea, Indonesia on September 21 at a depth of 50.0 km.^[62]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwest of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea on September 23 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[63]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Antofagasta Region, Chile on September 24 at a depth of 130.0 km.^[64]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south of Java, Indonesia on September 27 at a depth of 55.0 km. One person was killed, 326 homes were destroyed, and a further 2,200 were damaged.^[65][66]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck south of Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia on September 28 at a depth of 200.0 km.^[67]

October

• An earthquake struck Guerrero, Mexico on October 5. The magnitude and depth were unknown. Major damage was caused in the area.^[68]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Morelos, Mexico on October 6 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[69]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Antofagasta Region, Chile near the Argentina border on October 12 at a depth of 110.0 km.^[70]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on October 17 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[71]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Bay of Plenty Region, North Island, New Zealand on October 23 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[72]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck O'Higgins Region, Chile on October 27 at a depth of 110.0 km.^[73]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on October 29 at a depth of 230.0 km.^[74]

November

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Antofagasta Region, Chile on November 1 at a depth of 75.0 km.^[75]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on November 14 at a depth of 200.0 km. Major damage was reported in this intermediate-depth earthquake.^[76][77]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Jammu and Kashmir, India on November 15 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[78]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck east of Taiwan on November 26 at a depth of 50.0 km.^[79]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia on November 28 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[80]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck SNNPR, Ethiopia on November 30 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[81]

December

• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Taitung County, Taiwan on December 8 at a depth of 15.0 km. One person was hurt and five homes collapsed.^[82][83]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Antofagasta Region, Chile on December 12 at a depth of 60.0 km.^[84]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on December 13 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[85]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck south of Crete, Greece on December 16 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[86]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Taitung County, Taiwan on December 17 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[87]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan on December 18 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[88]
• A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Guerrero, Mexico on December 23 at a depth of 25.0 km. Four deaths were reported.^[89][90]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Pasco Region, Peru on December 24 at a depth of 15.0 km. Fifteen people died and some damage was caused.^[91][92]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Irkutsk Oblast, Russia on December 25 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[93]
• An earthquake struck La Libertad Department (El Salvador) on December 26. The magnitude and depth were unknown. Major damage was caused.^[94]

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